Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department's Engine 3 and Districts 1 and 8 responded to a fire alarm in the Student Union Building on Middle Tennessee State University's campus around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department's Engine 3 and Districts 1 and 8 responded to a fire alarm in the Student Union Building on Middle Tennessee State University's campus around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Upon arrival, crews found that the Ansul-type suppression system under the hood in the building's shared kitchen had been manually activated and there was no fire present. The suppression system dumps pre-charged chemicals to suppress grease fires.

Crews silenced the alarm and made contact with the employee that pulled the system. The employee informed Captain/Shift ...